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Model Name: Canon PowerShot SD890 IS Digital ELPH 
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General
Model Number: SD890 IS 
Camera Format: Compact 
Currently Manufactured: Yes 
Retail Price: $399.99
Street Price: $372.09
Date Available: 2008-04-10
Tripod Mount: Yes 
Weight: 155g
5.5oz
Weight With Batteries? No 
Size: 95 x 57 x 27 mm
3.8 x 2.3 x 1.1 in
Image Capture
Image Resolution: 3648x2736, 3648x2048, 2816x2112, 2272x1704, 1600x1200
Continuous-mode frames/second: 1.2
Movie Resolution: 640x480, 320x240, 160x120
Movie Frame Rate: 30, 30, 15
Movie Audio: Yes 
Imaging Sensor (Megapixels): 10.30
CCD Size (inches): 1/2.3" 
Focal Length Multiplier: n/a
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 16:9
Sensor Type: CCD 
Effective Megapixels: 10.00 
Lens
Focal Length (35mm equivalent): 37 - 185 mm
Zoom Ratio: 5.00x
Digital Zoom: Yes 
Digital Zoom Values: Up to 4x 
Auto Focus: Yes 
Auto Focus Assist Light? Yes 
Manual Focus: No 
Normal Focus Range: 50 cm to Infinity
19.7 in to Infinity
Macro Focus Range: 2 - 50 cm
0.8 - 19.7 in
Aperture Range: f/3.2 or f/9.2 (W) / f/5.7 or f/16.6 (T) 
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Display
Optical Viewfinder: Yes 
LCD Viewfinder: Yes 
LCD Size (inches): 2.5
LCD Resolution (pixels): 230,000
Max Playback Zoom: 10x
Exposure
ISO Settings: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
White Balance Settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Fluorescent H, Custom 
Shutter Speed Range: 15 - 1/1600
Exp Adj Range (EV): +/- 2.0EV in 0.3EV steps
Metering Modes: Evaluative, Center-weighted average, Spot, Face Detect AE 
Aperture Priority: No 
Shutter Priority: No 
Full Manual Exposure: No 
Self Timer: 1 - 30 seconds
Flash
Internal Flash: Yes 
Flash Modes: Auto, Red-eye Reduction, Auto Red-eye Correction, Flash On, Flash Off; FE lock, Slow Synchro 
Flash Guide Number (Meters): n/a
Flash Range Description: Auto ISO 11 ft / 3.3 m (W), 6.6 ft./ 2.0 m (T) 
Ext Flash Connection: n/a
Image Storage
Usable Memory Types: SDHC / SD 
Memory Included (MB): 32.0
Uncompressed Format:  
CCD Raw Format: No 
Movie File Format: AVI (Motion JPEG) 
Connectivity
Video Out: Yes 
Video Mode (NTSC/PAL): Yes 
Video Usable as Viewfinder:  
External Connections: USB 2.0 High Speed
Other Connection: Multipurpose USB/AV connector 
Included Software: Canon Software Suite CD-ROM  
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac OS 
Power
Battery Form Factor: Proprietary NB-5L 
Usable Battery Types: Lithium-ion rechargeable 
Batteries Included: 1 x Proprietary NB-5L Lithium-ion rechargeable
Battery Charger Included: Yes 
Notes & Features: Optical Image Stabilization, Motion Detection technology, Hi-ISO Auto and Noise Reduction technology, Face Detection, In-Camera Image Enhancement. 

 

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